Quotes about Growth
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent.
— John Maxwell
If you make it your discipline to do a little bit of growing every day, in just a few years you will be amazed by your transformation.
— John Maxwell
Failure isn't failure if you do better the next time.
— John Maxwell
you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
— John Maxwell
God prepares leaders in a crockpot, not a microwave. More important than the awaited goal is the work God does in us while we wait. Waiting deepens and matures us, levels our perspective, and broadens our understanding. Tests of time determine whether we can endure seasons of seemingly unfruitful preparation, and indicate whether we can recognize and seize the opportunities that come our way.
— John Maxwell
The road to the next level is always uphill, and if a team isn't intentionally fighting to move up, then it inevitably slides down.
— John Maxwell
When I teach and mentor leaders, I remind them that if they stop learning, they stop leading
— John Maxwell
My friend Nancy Dornan says, "The longest distance between two points is a shortcut." That's really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price. As you desire to grow in a particular area, figure out what it will really take, including the price, and then determine to pay it.
— John Maxwell
Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.
— John Maxwell
I state in my book Put Your Dream to the Test that the more valid reasons a person has to achieve their dream, the higher the odds are that they will. Valid reasons also increase the odds that a person will follow through with personal growth.
— John Maxwell
The more tuned in you are to your purpose, and the more dedicated you are to growing toward it, the better your chances of reaching your potential, expanding your possibilities, and doing something significant.
— John Maxwell
To be effective, leaders must always be learners. You can never arrive - you can only strive to get better.
— John Maxwell